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Chicken

Always a popular choice for main courses, chicken can be cooked with or without bones. Start by going through our primer on chicken parts. Then, check out our favorite ways of cooking fillets and bone-in chicken (fried, grilled, in soups and in stews). Learn how to make broth from chicken bones too!

Chicken sotanghon (vermicelli) soup

Chicken sotanghon (vermicelli) soup

Cut the cooking time of chicken sotanghon soup by using chicken bone broth and chicken fillets. Prep time is 10 minutes; cooking time is 15 minutes.

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Stir fried chicken gizzards garnished with a sprig of rosemary

Chicken gizzards and Sriracha stir fry

In this recipe, the gizzards are simmered with herbs and spices until tender before they are stir fried with Sriracha sauce, lime juice and honey.

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Chili ginger pineapple chicken wingettes

Chili ginger pineapple chicken wingettes

Chicken wingettes marinated in salt, chili flakes and grated ginger are lightly browned then cooked slowly with chunks of fresh pineapple in coconut water.

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Inside a Chicken, gravy and mashed potato casserole

Chicken, gravy and mashed potato casserole

Diced chicken and vegetables are simmered in gravy, ladled into oven-proof bowls, topped with mashed potato and baked until the sauce is bubbly and the top is browned.

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Lime and dill chicken on green stoneware platter

One-pan lime and dill chicken

Bone-in chicken thighs marinated in cilantro lime pepper salt are browned in butter and finished off with chopped fresh dill and lime juice. A little flour dissolved in …

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Apple and chicken salad

Apple and chicken salad

Inspired by Waldorf salad which was originally a meatless dish, this apple and chicken salad includes celery and walnuts. Toss with mayo, chill and sprinkle with chopped …

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No claypot chicken rice

No claypot chicken rice

Because our donabe (Japanese claypot) is too small to cook a meal for four, my chicken rice was cooked in a cast iron pan. Chinese sausage, mushrooms and bok choy …

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